face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
honor; honour; credit; prestige
lucky person; fortunate man
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
the way back; the way home; return trip
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
objection; dissent; protest
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither); happy marriage
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister